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Rockland Breakwater Light

Rockland, Maine

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Location: Jameson Point, Rockland Harbor

Nearest city: Rockland

44 06 15 N
69 04 39 W

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Accessibility: The lighthouse is at the end of a 7/8-mile-long breakwater. It is open weekends in summer from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, contact the Friends of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse. Phone: 207-785-4609, email: brkwater@midcoast.com

Station established: 1902; Present lighthouse built: 1902; Automated: 1965

Construction materials: Wood, brick

Height of tower: 25 feet; Height of focal plane: 39 feet

Original optic: Fourth-order Fresnel; Present optic: VRB-25

VRB-25

Characteristic: Flashing white every five seconds

Fog signal: One blast every 15 seconds

Active U.S. Coast Guard aid to navigation. Property is owned by the City of Rockland and leased to:

Friends of the Rockland Breakwater Lighthouse

P.O. Box 741

Rockland, Maine 04841

Related sites:

City of Rockland

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